tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71675973745600463482018-02-20T14:58:23.991-05:00People Transforming PolicyStories of struggle and hope from our partners in Latin America.Walker Groomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355089597884604803noreply@blogger.comBlogger441125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-30506622350937152472017-10-11T16:14:00.002-04:002017-10-11T16:20:08.686-04:00Leaders of the Buenaventura Civic Strike Threatened
Photo source:comité paro civico Buenaventura facebook
International news about Colombia depicts
a similar narrative: a picture of a Colombia that, after more than 50 years of
civil war, has become the model of peace, making it a safe place for tourists
to visit and for international businesses to investment. They cite the Peace
Accords that were signed by the Colombian government and WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-58985287649679661362017-10-10T18:27:00.000-04:002017-10-10T18:29:39.532-04:00U.S. Pressure for Forcible Eradication a Factor in Tragic event in Tumaco, Colombia
Photo source: El
Espectador
The deaths of at least 6 rural farmers in Tumaco, Colombia
on Thursday, October 5th showed yet again the high cost in human lives and
human rights of the "War on Drugs" and its militarized approach. More
than 200 rural farmers, or campesinos,
were gathered to impede forcible eradication of the coca plants when the
National police shot at the large crowd WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-14834296783874463952017-08-14T12:09:00.004-04:002017-08-14T12:09:48.139-04:00Municiones estadounidenses utilizadas durante represión violenta del Paro Cívico en Buenaventura, Colombia
Dígale a su miembro
del Congreso que, de acuerdo con la Ley de Leahy, suspenda inmediatamente la
ayuda, incluidas las municiones, a la unidad antidisturbios de la ESMAD de la
Policía Nacional Colombiana.
Acción Permanente por la Paz está seriamente perturbada
por el uso de municiones
estadounidenses -específicamente los gases lacrimógenos y las balas
de goma- en la violenta represión estatal WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-84047876818720821962017-08-14T12:02:00.003-04:002017-08-14T12:07:19.372-04:00US Munitions Used in Violent Repression of Ongoing Strikes in Buenaventura, Colombia
Tell your member of Congress to, in accordance
with Leahy Law, immediately suspend aid, including munitions, to the ESMAD
anti-riot unit of the Colombian National Police.
Witness for Peace is
gravely concerned about the use of US munitions--specifically teargas and rubber bullets--in the violent state repression
of the ongoing general strike (Civic Strike) in the historically abandoned,
WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-76138910876459825892017-05-28T13:29:00.003-04:002017-05-28T13:29:42.251-04:00Acción Urgente y Denuncia de APP Sobre Respuesta Violenta del Estado Contra el Paro Civico en Buenaventura, Colombia
Represión policial del paro cívico en Buenaventura, Colombia: Exija que el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos y los líderes del Congreso Promuevan una Resolución Pacífica!
Acción Permanente Por la Paz está profundamente preocupado por la respuesta del gobierno colombiano al paro general en la ciudad portuaria Afrocolombiana de Buenaventura y la región del Pacífico. El martes 16WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-46135046571073904502017-05-28T13:19:00.002-04:002017-05-28T13:19:39.667-04:00WFP Urgent Action and Condemnation of Violent State Response to General Strike in Buenaventura, Colombia
Police Repression of Civic Strike in Buenaventura, Colombia: Demand the US State Department And Congressional Leadership Act to Promote a Peaceful Resolution!
Witness for Peace is gravely concerned about the Colombian government’s response to the ongoing general strike currently taking place in the Afro-Colombian port city of Buenaventura and the Pacific region. On Tuesday, May 16th, 2017, 89WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-84092379292141455862017-04-05T14:15:00.000-04:002017-04-05T14:15:00.166-04:00Conectando los pueblos a través de las fronteras: Aquí y allá, la resistencia seguirá
Por Anita Kline, delegada de APP en Colombia en diciembre del 2016
“¡Cuéntame de tu viaje a
Colombia!” Los líderes de nuestra delegación de Acción Permanente por la Paz
(APP) me habían preparado para este momento. Había entendido que el
descubrimiento de las conexiones a través de las fronteras internacionales es
un eje fundamental para el trabajo de APP, pero sólo después de volver a casa,
WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-29510465732715963372017-03-25T13:53:00.001-04:002017-03-31T17:50:10.598-04:00Connecting the Dots Across Borders: Here and There, Resistance EverywhereBy Anita Kline, WFP delegate to Colombia in December 2016
“Tell
me about your trip to Colombia!” The leaders of our Witness for Peace
delegation had prepared me for this moment. I understood that uncovering connections
across international borders is a critical aspect of the work of WFP. But only
after coming home, did I understand that this task has taken on new urgency
since the curtain went WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-49011595363600348112017-02-13T11:27:00.000-05:002017-02-13T11:27:19.770-05:00Celebrate February 14th as International Flower Workers' Day
By Lisa Taylor, WFP Colombia
In the United States, February 14th has
traditionally been celebrated as Valentine’s Day, a day when love is often
translated into special plans with loved ones, extra words of affection, and –
not to be forgotten – certain material gifts, often including flowers. Before these
flowers are given as a gift, they have already accumulated quite a long
history: seeds WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-61044472504157915682017-02-13T11:24:00.000-05:002017-02-13T11:24:16.011-05:00Celebra el 14 de febrero como Día Internacional de los y las Trabajadores de Flores
Por Lisa
Taylor, APP Colombia
En los
Estados Unidos, tradicionalmente se ha celebrado el 14 de febrero como el Día
de San Valentín, un día cuando el amor se traduce en planes especiales con los
amados, palabras extras de cariño, y – no se puede olvidar – ciertos regalos
materiales, dentro de los cuales muchas veces se encuentran las flores. Antes
de que se regalen estas flores, ya han acumuladoWFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-85178241488146342342017-01-18T12:01:00.000-05:002017-01-18T12:04:27.798-05:00Comunicado y Denuncia de APP sobre los asesinatos recientes en Buenaventura y Urabá, Colombia17 de enero 2017
Foto de Emilsen Manyoma, fuente: Facebook
Como Acción Permanente por la Paz, nos entristeció profundamente esta mañana cuando nos enteramos de los recientes asesinatos de la compañera Emilsen Manyoma Mosquera y su pareja Joe Javier Rodallega. Emilsen era una lideresa afrocolombiana de CONPAZ (una red de comunidades y organizaciones de víctimas), y vivía en el municipio de WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-7483025710441887782017-01-17T16:38:00.000-05:002017-01-18T12:02:48.544-05:00WFP Statement and Condemnation of Recent Assassinations in Buenaventura and Urabá, ColombiaJanuary 17, 2017
Photo of Emilsen Manyoma, source: Facebook
Witness for Peace was greatly saddened this morning to hear
of the recent
assassination of our Colombian partner Emilsen Manyoma Mosquera and her partner Joe Javier Rodallega. Emilsen was an Afro-Colombian community leader with CONPAZ (a
network of community and victim organizations) living in the port city of
Buenaventura. She WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-24003797182073297392017-01-13T11:46:00.000-05:002017-01-18T09:41:29.839-05:00Marcia Mejía, activista indígena que participa en el proceso de la paz y defiende a los derechos de la mujer
Un artículo escrito y traducido por Alice Driver después de una entrevista con Marcia Mejia Chirimia durante una gira de conferencias de Acción Permanente por la Paz en octubre del 2016.
Este artículo es una traducción de la versión original, publicada en inglés el 3 de enero del 2017.
Foto: PBI Colombia
El 20
de abril, Marcia Mejía Chirimia, de 28 años, activista colombiana por la paz y
WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-69735280523019101582017-01-02T12:03:00.001-05:002017-01-02T12:06:37.279-05:00Witness for Peace joins Honduran Social Movement Organizations in Condemning Raid on Cafe Paradiso
Photo Courtsey of MADJ
On the night of December 22, 2016, the Honduran Military Police for Public Order and the National Directorate for the Fight Against Drug Trafficking raided Cafe Paradiso, a restaurant, bar, bookstore, and performance venue in Tegucigalpa.
Cafe Paradiso is a well-known gathering place for Honduran artists, actors, musicians, organizers, and students. Since the 2014 WitnessforPeace Hondurashttps://plus.google.com/112606068493884962482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-82401453857347572932016-11-01T18:17:00.002-04:002016-11-01T18:38:31.769-04:00How Does One Explain the Murder of a Child in the Middle of Such Pain and Fear? Also at a Time When Nests are Being Woven to Shelter the Children of Peace?
¿Cómo explicar el asesinato de un hijo en medio de tanto dolor y miedo, pero también en tiempos que se tejen nidos para albergar hijos de la paz?
How does one explain the murder of a
child in the middle of such pain and fear? Also at a time when nests are being
woven to shelter the children of peace?
By Marino Córdoba
Translation from the original Spanish by Gimena Sanchez
With the WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-78437706180658849872016-10-31T16:04:00.003-04:002016-10-31T16:06:24.126-04:00Comunicado de Acción Permanente por la Paz sobre el Plebiscito en Colombia
El 2 de octubre, por un margen muy pequeño, la mayoría
de los colombianos y colombianas que participaron en un plebiscito para
ratificar los recién firmados acuerdos de paz, votaron “NO.” El plebiscito
hubiera hecho que fuera legalmente vinculante el acuerdo entre las Fuerzas
Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) y el Estado colombiano. Durante este
momento de incertidumbre sobre el futuro WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-53515000722846435932016-10-06T13:18:00.001-04:002016-10-06T23:34:28.572-04:00WFP Fact Sheet: The Armed Conflict and the Peace Process in Colombia Developed by the Witness for Peace Colombia team, October 2016.
WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-23818006739346767012016-10-05T17:10:00.000-04:002016-10-06T19:04:49.209-04:00Witness for Peace Statement on the Plebiscite Vote in Colombia
On October 2nd, in a very close vote, a majority of Colombians who participated in a plebiscite on the recently signed peace accords voted “NO”. The plebiscite would have made the accords between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas and the Colombian state legally binding. At a moment of doubt about the future of this internationally-supported peace initiative, WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-31331080759066271852016-09-26T14:11:00.002-04:002016-09-26T14:11:22.596-04:00Padre Guadalupe Presente!
On the approximate anniversary of the disappearance of US-born Jesuit priest James Carney in Honduras, civil society organizations sustain the memories of the disappeared.
On Saturday, September 17th, the Witness for Peace Honduras International Team attended an event in the town of El Progreso commemorating the 1983 disappearance of Father James Carney, a Jesuit priest better known locally WitnessforPeace Hondurashttps://plus.google.com/112606068493884962482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-83052077527714828152016-09-12T19:35:00.000-04:002016-09-12T19:44:26.749-04:00
Los sonidos del silencio
Al conmemorarse los seis meses del asesinato de Berta Cáceres, los y las hondureñas exigen justicia.
En la mañana del 2 de septiembre, 2016, el equipo internacional de Acción Permanente por la Paz en Honduras subimos la escarpada escalera de La Gruta, una iglesia contemplando el pueblo rural de montaña de La Esperanza, Intibucá, donde hace seis meses Berta WitnessforPeace Hondurashttps://plus.google.com/112606068493884962482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-7703489660720479172016-09-12T19:21:00.000-04:002016-09-12T19:21:49.563-04:00
The Sounds of Silence
Commemorating the six-month anniversary of the assassination of Berta Cáceres, Hondurans demand justice.
On the morning of September 2nd, 2016 the Witness for Peace Honduras International Team climbed the steep staircase of La Gruta, the church overlooking the rural mountain town of La Esperanza, where six months earlier Berta Cáceres was assassinated in her home. WitnessforPeace Hondurashttps://plus.google.com/112606068493884962482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-31219975229270305302016-08-19T13:48:00.002-04:002016-09-09T14:16:51.366-04:00Cómo las políticas internacionales estadounidenses y la guerra contra el narcotráfico contribuyen a la violación de los derechos humanos en México
Matt Wuerker es un caricaturista politico en Politico
Una crítica sobre los abusos cometidos por el gobierno Mexicano contra su propia gente requiere un análisis crítico de las políticas internacionales estadounidenses en México. L@s mexican@s han sido y continúan siendo afectad@s irrevocablemente por la política neoliberal que busca dar rienda suelta a las compañías transnacionales. WFP Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14769472572478572918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-11070315885245898742016-08-19T13:47:00.000-04:002016-09-09T14:15:51.487-04:00Connecting the Dots: How US neo-liberal policies and the Drug War contribute to human rights abuses in Mexico
Matt Wuerker is a political cartoonist at Politico
A critique of the abuses committed by the Mexican government against its own people requires a critical analysis of the role of US foreign policy in Mexico. The Mexican people have been and continue to be irrevocably affected by neo-liberal policies that seek to give free reign to transnational companies. They also continue to suffer WFP Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14769472572478572918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-62815799698714334432016-08-11T16:40:00.000-04:002016-08-18T14:09:21.382-04:00Mining in Mexico: the NAFTA connection
Out of a list of 926 mining projects in Mexico, there are 85 exploration projects from the U.S.A. 21 have been postponed, 23 in production, and 6 in development. In terms of Canadian projects, there are 501 exploration projects, 115 have been postponed, 58 in production, and 28 in development, according to the Mexican Bureau of Economy. In the 28 states where there are mining concessions, the WFP Mexicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14769472572478572918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167597374560046348.post-53881408190485450172016-07-20T15:44:00.001-04:002016-07-20T16:04:51.201-04:00“In Havana, they are not resolving the issue of peace:” An interview with Enrique Chimonja of the Interchurch Commission for Justice and Peace
What continues below is the
transcription of an interview conducted by Lisa Taylor, member of Witness for
Peace’s international team in Colombia, with the human rights defender Enrique
Chimonja on July 14 about the current peace process. Since 2012, the Colombian
government and the guerrilla army known as the Armed Revolutionary Forces of
Colombia (FARC, by their Spanish acronym) have been WFP Colombiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049026894488613778noreply@blogger.com0